Case Name What It Relates To Information Hill v Baxter (1958) actus reus The court gave examples where a - act or omission must be voluntary, driver of a vehicle could not be sa if the D has no control then there's to be doing the act of driving no actus reus voluntary. E.g. when a driver lost control of his vehicle because he was stung by a swarm of bees, wa struck on the head by a stone or h a heart attack. Larsonneur (1933) actus reus The defendant had been ordered - rare state of affairs where D has leave the UK. She decided to go t been convicted Eire, but the Irish police deported her and took her back to the UK. She did not wish to go back and w certainly not doing this voluntarily When she landed the UK she was immediately arrested and charged that being an alien to who leave t land in the UK had been refused, s had been found in the UK. QShe was convicted because she was an alien who had been refuse leave to land and she had been found in the UK. It did not matter that she had been brought back b the Irish police against her will. Pittwood (1902) failure to act to be the actus reus. A railway crossing keeper omitted An omission is only sufficient where to shut the gates so that a person there is a duty to act: crossing the line was struck and A contractual duty killed by a train. The keeper was guilty of manslaughter. Gibbins v Proctor (1918) A duty because of a relationship A child's father failed to feed the (usually parent and child) child, so that it died of starvation; they were guilty of murder. Stone and Dobinson (1977) A duty taken voluntary Stone's elderly sister came to live with the D's. She became ill and unable to care for herself. She die The two D's were convicted of manslaughter through failing to ca for her or summon help when she became helpless. Dytham (1979) a duty through one's official position A police officer witnessed a violen attack on the victim, but took no steps to intervene or summon hel instead he drove away from the scene. The officer was guilty of

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Miller (1983) A duty which arises because the D A squatter accidently started a fire has set in motion a chain of events When he realised he left the room and went to sleep in another room He did not attempt to put out the fire or summon help. He was guilt of arson.Pagett (1983) Causation D used his pregnant girlfriend As a - factual cause shield while he shot at armed - `but for' rule policemen.…read more

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Malcherek (1981) Chain of causation Switching off a life support machin - medical intervention (unlikely to when a patient is brain dead does break the chain) break the chain. - NOT BROKENJordan (1956) Chain of causation Victim stabbed in stomach. He wa - medical intervention (unlikely to treated in hospital and the wound break the chain) were healing. He was given an - CHAIN IS BROKEN antibiotic but suffered an allergic reaction.…read more

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Latimer (1886) Mens rea D aimed a blow with a belt at a m - transferred malice in a pub after the man had attacke - D can be guilty if he intended to him. The belt bounced off the ma commit a similar crime but against a and struck a woman in a face. diff V. Latimer was guilty of an assault against her even though he didn't mean too.…read more

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Ireland (1998) Assault D made several silent phone calls - words are sufficient for an assault 3 diff women. The V may fear the purpose of the call is to find out if she's at home to imedietly come t her home.…read more

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